Sound conditioning for gun-shy dogs

Fix a gun-shy dog at home with a pro trainer’s 8-lesson audio program

Eight MP3 lessons you play on any speaker — crate, kennel, or the yard. $39.99. Built by Tyce Erickson, a working bird dog trainer at Utah Bird Dog Training in Payson, Utah.

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Questions before you buy? Call or text Tyce, a working bird dog trainer, and he’ll help you decide if it’s right for your dog. (801) 380-9433

My dog is already gun shy — what should I do?

Built by a bird dog trainer

Tyce Erickson, Payson, Utah.

Tyce is a professional bird dog trainer. He runs Utah Bird Dog Training and created Gunshy Fix after the same call kept coming in: the dog would hunt, then the gun came out and it was over.

In his own program, some dogs progress until the gun gets around 30 or 40 yards — then they shut down. He built this so owners who do not have birds, extra help, or a place to work live gunfire can still start the sound work at home, then take it back to the field.

He does not guarantee a cure. If the dog has decent retrieve or bird drive, and you are patient, there is often a real chance to rewire that negative association.

The method

Music first. Gunfire last. The dog sets the pace.

1
Start with music only. Lesson 1 has no shots. The dog should already be relaxed — crate, kennel, or a quiet room.
2
Bring sound in under the dog’s threshold. Each lesson adds gunfire a little more. Do not skip ahead.
3
Watch demeanor, not just whether they run. A dog glued to your leg can still have a gun issue.
4
Then take it to the field. When the lessons are easy at volume, go outside and start live fire a long way off — we use at least 200 yards.

Full instructions

Two different situations

Where are you starting?

My dog is already gun shy

Help me work through it

I have a puppy

Help me prevent the problem

Who this is not

Not a test. Not a guarantee.

Do not “test” whether a dog is gun shy by shooting around it. That test can be the thing that creates the problem.

Tyce does not guarantee every gun-shy dog can be completely fixed. He is honest that it can be a long process. We do the work in our wheelhouse to give the dog a real chance.

Can a gun-shy dog be fixed?

Also available

Same method. Other sounds.

Firework Shy uses the same paced lessons, with fireworks sounds instead of gunfire.

Firework Shy

For dogs that panic at fireworks — including hunting dogs that got a bad Fourth of July.

Start in the house. Finish in the field.

Eight lessons. About 32 minutes each. Download to your phone and play through a speaker — crate, kennel, or the yard.

Start Gunshy Fix — $39.99